Total Crime Rate

83.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 83.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 24.5 5/10
  • Other theft 19.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ongar Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Chigwell with Lambourne , and the 110th highest crime rate of 374 local areas in Epping Forest .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ongar Road (RM4 1AA) in the last 12 months was 83.1 per 1,000 residents and was 3.1% higher than the Chigwell with Lambourne average (80.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 24.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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Crime Over Time in Ongar Road area

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